CVE-2018-10689 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in blktrace allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a crafted file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-10689?
CVE-2018-10689 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
blktrace (aka Block IO Tracing) 1.2.0, as used with the Linux kernel and Android, has a buffer overflow in the dev_map_read function in btt/devmap.c because the device and devno arrays are too small, as demonstrated by an invalid free when using the btt program with a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10689?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (12)
blktrace Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:1.0.5-9.el7 |
blktrace-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:1.0.5-9.el7 |
blktrace Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:1.0.5-9.el7 |
blktrace-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:1.0.5-9.el7 |
blktrace Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.0.5-9.el7 |
blktrace-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.0.5-9.el7 |
blktrace Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:1.0.5-9.el7 |
blktrace-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:1.0.5-9.el7 |
blktrace SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | All versions | 1.1.0+git.20170126-3.3.28 |
blktrace SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.0.5-8.5.74 |
blktrace SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.0.5-8.5.74 |
blktrace openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | All versions | 1.1.0+git.20170126-lp150.2.3.1 |
Products include Blktrace Project Blktrace.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10689?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-10689 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10689 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-6328, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10689, GHSA-pr22-23wp-22hm, RHSA-2019:2162, SUSE-SU-2019:0919-1, SUSE-SU-2020:2942-1 and 2 more.